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Newspaper
Huron Weekly World
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
2
War dispatches report a British force led by Colonel Cobbe reconnoitering near Gumburru Somaliland. Colonel Plunkett with 160 KA R and 48 Sikhs faced a strong element, was overwhelmed, with only 37 escapees among his men.
Brigadier General Manning relieved Colonel Cobbe after a battle near Gumburu fifty miles west of Galadi. About 2,000 Mullah horsemen and 10,000 spearmen faced Colonel Plunkett's detachment on April 7. British losses were heavy with 170 officers and men killed. Somalis suffered large casualties. The Mullah's force reportedly ranged 3,000 to 4,000 mounted and about 80,000 foot. details remain scarce.
Negotiations between the Great Northern trainmen's committee and company officials ended Friday without a settlement. General Manager Ward rejected a schedule removing double header trains, the sole sticking point. Trainmen will return home and a ballot of employees will be held within ten days to gauge support.
In Kishineff, capital of Bessarabia, riots broke out on April 20 as workers attacked Jewish residents. Twenty Jews were pelted and 275 wounded. Authorities adopted special measures to restore order in the town.
Diggers for Montreat gain an eerie 26 a day in wages. Northern Securities posts a 1% increase. John N Crawford Chicago Journal editor dies of mania. James T Bristow Baltimorean and Maryland official dies. Public sentiment urges resignations for officeholders who seek elective power. Colonel Hiram Shipman Dewey, Civil War era railroad engineer, dies in Topeka.
News notes report four of five British soldiers condemned at Pretoria were reprieved. Other items mention a major fire at Assouan destroying the Grandhotel and European houses, and various brief political and criminal mentions, including a China to New York freight rate decision and Bagdad railroad debate.
The report notes China appropriating 400000 dollars for an exhibit at the St Louis fair. It also mentions a jockey named Robert Watson killed from injuries in a race at an Ontario field in California. The first chamber of the states general of Holland adopts arbitration with Venezuela. notable deaths include James O Putnam former minister to Belgium in Buffalo aged eighty four and Hannah Southwick eight years old, a Revolutionary era descendant, in Pawtucket. Robbers dynamite Blairsville post office, stealing 600 in cash and similar in stamps. Anthony J. Thomas, president of the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railroad, noted in circles as prominent in railroad circles in New York City.
The Jewish theological students dedication exercises were held Sunday at York. Stuart Robson the actor is ill at Auburn New York and his remaining dates for the season have been canceled. Miss Jennie Singer of Hell New York is dead from burns after her dress caught fire on a match. Advices from Morocco warn consuls at Tetuan and Ceuta for readiness to leave at a moment's notice. John K Hendrick withdraws from the race for Democratic nomination for governor leaving Beckham opposed. Harris Martin the retired colored hustler known as The One Pearl dies in St Paul likely from heart failure.
William Guder of Wisconsin dies in Milwaukee. Ex Senator Darius F Morgan, a Minneapolis figure, dies. Rumor says an extra session of Congress may be called for September. Robert William Hanbury, London board of agriculture president, dies. Crowds protest France dispersal of congregations. Warships drill at Hampton Roads per navy orders. Charles H Robb named assistant attorney general for the post office. Lillian M Hollister leads 230 women inducted as Ladies of the Maccabees in St Paul.
An aging agent vows to quit lawn work yet a raging storm scatters junk on his lot. He endures years of sorrow with moldy hay dead hens and cats covering his yard, eyes filled with grief, never smiling again. He laments a cursed life amid neighbors' mockery and lingering loneliness.
W E Holbein, long time chief hustler for the local enterprise, has accepted to manage the business side of Taz Worp’s new venture under State’s Attorney Kelley. The move, slated for next week, follows his warm reception among Brookings businessmen and the printing fraternity who regret his departure and wish him well.
All water rents are due and payable May 1. Payments must reach the City Clerk or Collector by May 15 or the water commission will be ordered to shut off delinquents. By order of Board of Water Commissioners. R. D. Whorton, Collector.
For Sale Huron homes and city lots. To loan money on farms unimproved city property or personal security. 31 Bayarp E Braca.
Public sale of live stock and farm equipment to be held Friday May 15 1903 at 11 a.m. on a farm 12 miles south of Huron and 5 miles northeast of Alpena in section 13 100 63. Cattle horses hogs and machinery including wagons plows listers drills and a cream separator will be offered with cash terms for small amounts and credit until November 1 1903 on approved security. Free lunch provided.
Buck Franklin a renowned horseman from Tennessee dies in Louisville bladder trouble. Dr George Boardman author and preacher dies in Atlantic City after long illness. Emperor William to be escorted to Rome by von Buelow and Waldersee. Josiah Willard Gibbs Yale mathematics professor dies suddenly. Captain John A Stoner seventy one, a keelboat seaman on the Great Lakes, dies at home in Michigan all on Tuesday.
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